Alex
Arango

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Alex Arango
(He/Him) Alex Arango is a Colombian-American Composer, Music Producer, and Sound Designer currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Born in a small town outside of Medellín, Colombia, his early musical influences emerged from listening to Cumbia, Vallenato, and Salsa.

Alex studied Jazz piano and composition at UC San Diego under the tutelage of 2-time Grammy award-winning producer, Kamau Kenyatta. He is currently part of several musical projects including the Cumbia band, Combo Leche, and the Polka band, Hammerstein Musik Bavaria.

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Alex Arango

Alex Arango is a Colombian American Musician, Music Producer, and Composer currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Born in a small town outside of Medellín, Colombia, his early musical influences emerged from listening to Cumbia, Vallenato, and Salsa music. After immigrating to the United States, he became drawn to Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Rock music. This eclectic palate of sounds developed his ear and musical taste, enabling him to collaborate with Tango, R&B, Cumbia, Jazz, and Polka bands.

Alex studied Jazz piano and composition under the tutelage of 2-time Grammy award-winning producer, Kamau Kenyatta. In addition to playing the piano, accordion, bass, and organ, Alex has also Sound Designed for video games and concerts as well as taken on role of Front of House Engineer for national and international touring acts.

Alex is an example of the sound and creativity that can come from meshing cultural influences and different musical experiences. He composes and produces music with a Latin-American aesthetic and enjoys collaborating with musicians from a wide range of backgrounds.

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Alex Arango Music

2020 - Present

Musician, Composer, Music Producer

2020 - Present

Recording Engineer/Music Production Instructor

2017 - Present
● Curated audio equipment to plan, design, and install a recording studio ● Established a recording department for the school where clients from the general population could come in to record their music. This led to an increase in revenue by 10-15% depending on recording session frequency ● Acted as the audio engineer leading the sessions. I would record, edit, and mix client’s music using DAW's (Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools) including EPs of up to 7 songs ● Significantly increased 23 weekly students’ self-esteem, attention to detail, and dexterity by preparing them for musical performance, analyzing musical pieces, and teaching them music theory and music production

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Accordion

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Producer (Audio & Video)

Producer (Audio)

Latin American Art Song

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Commercial Music